NETWORK UPDATE: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL pulled away from THE WIZ LIVE in final numbers, as CBS’s game adjusted up to 5.3, while THE WIZ gained 0.1 to 3.4. Elsewhere, CMA COUNTRY CHRISTMAS lost 0.1.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Considering that NFL Network had to share THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL with CBS, a 0.74 drop from 2 weeks ago (when it had the game solo) to 1.46 isn’t bad. The closest competition was Syfy’s WWE, up 0.11 from Thanksgiving night (but down 0.04 from 2 weeks ago) to 0.57, with lead-out HAVEN up 0.02 from last week to 0.15. On A&E, THE FIRST 48 and NIGHTWATCH were each up 0.05 from 2 weeks ago to 0.51/0.47. Univision again kicked a LIGA socder match into the Top 10 with 0.44, with another match at 0.41. Presumably due to continuing coverage of the San Bernadino shootings, FOX News had 2 shows in the Top 10, KELLY FILE at 0.43 and THE O’REILLY FACTOR at 0.41. HGTV’s FLIP OR FLOP was at 0.41. COLLEGE BASKETBALL and NBA were close, with ESPN’s college game at 0.40 and TNT’s pro game at 0.39. (The latter was part of a double-feature, with 0.34 for the other game.) On History, a new PAWN STARS and a clip show were both at 0.33. Lifetime’s PROJECT RUNWAY JR rose 0.05 from 2 weeks ago to 0.33. Bravo’s TOP CHEF was at 0.27. On MTV, RIDICULOUSNESS fell 0.18 to 0.26, and BROKE A$$ GAME SHOW dropped 0.08 to 0.16. Comedy Central’s NATHAN FOR YOU slipped 0.02 to 0.23.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday December 3, 2015

P18-49

P2+

Rank

Program

Net

Start

Mins

Rating

(000s)

1

NFLN THU NT FOOTBALL: 2015 WK 13 – GB VS. DET

NFL NETWORK

8:26 PM

195

1.46

3,798

2

NFLN THU NT POST-GAME

NFL NETWORK

11:50 PM

28

0.71

1,715

3

WWE SMACKDOWN: 120315

SYFY

8:00 PM

120

0.57

2,044

4

THE FIRST 48

A&E NETWORK

9:00 PM

61

0.51

1,237

5

NIGHTWATCH

A&E NETWORK

10:01 PM

61

0.47

1,137

6

PARDON THE INTERRUPTION

ESPN

5:30 PM

30

0.46

1,116

7

NFLN THU NT KICK-OFF2

NFL NETWORK

7:57 PM

23

0.44

1,185

8

LIGA MX L: SF: TIGRES / TOLUCA

UNIVISION DEPORTES

9:57 PM

125

0.44

918

9

KELLY FILE, THE

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

9:00 PM

60

0.43

3,188

10

FLIP OR FLOP

HOME AND GARDEN TV

9:00 PM

30

0.41

1,684

11

THE OREILLY FACTOR

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

8:00 PM

60

0.41

3,875

12

LIGA MX TOR-APRTURA 12/03: AMERICA VS UNAM

UNIVISION DEPORTES

7:54 PM

123

0.41

843

13

COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: KENTUCKY/UCLA

ESPN

9:05 PM

127

0.40

1,203

14

NBA BASKETBALL: OKLAHOMA CITY/MIAMI

TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION

7:14 PM

156

0.39

1,041

15

SPORTSCENTER 12AM L

ESPN

12:03 AM

58

0.39

833

16

HANNITY

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

10:00 PM

60

0.38

2,535

17

HOUSE HUNTERS

HOME AND GARDEN TV

10:00 PM

30

0.37

1,762

18

FOX AND FRIENDS

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

7:00 AM

60

0.36

1,963

19

NBA BASKETBALL: SAN ANTONIO/MEMPHIS

TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION

9:50 PM

147

0.34

841

20

AMERICAS NEWSROOM

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

9:00 AM

60

0.34

2,704

21

ANDERSON COOPER 360

CNN

8:00 PM

60

0.34

1,590

22

FOX AND FRIENDS

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

8:00 AM

60

0.34

2,284

23

ANDERSON COOPER 360

CNN

9:00 PM

60

0.34

1,274

24

AMERICAS NEWSROOM

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

10:00 AM

60

0.34

2,666

25

TIMELINE

NFL NETWORK

12:18 AM

60

0.33

803

26

PAWN STARS

HISTORY

9:31 PM

32

0.33

1,464

27

PAWN STARS: BEST OF

HISTORY

9:00 PM

31

0.33

1,418

28

PROJECT RUNWAY JUNIOR

LIFETIME TELEVISION

9:00 PM

62

0.33

1,099

29

ON THE RECORD W/GRETA

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

7:00 PM

60

0.32

2,724

30

SPORTSCENTER 1AM L

ESPN

1:01 AM

59

0.31

587

31

TEEN TITANS GO

THE CARTOON NETWORK

6:00 PM

30

0.31

1,497

32

FIRST LOOK: KARDASHIANS

E!

10:32 PM

15

0.31

640

33

UNCLE GRANDPA

THE CARTOON NETWORK

6:30 PM

30

0.30

1,328

34

AROUND THE HORN

ESPN

5:00 PM

30

0.30

668

35

ADVENTURE TIME

THE CARTOON NETWORK

7:00 PM

30

0.29

1,202

36

REGULAR SHOW

THE CARTOON NETWORK

7:30 PM

15

0.29

1,184

37

SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

6:00 PM

60

0.28

2,939

38

RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE

FOOD NETWORK

9:00 PM

60

0.28

958

39

DAILY SHOW

COMEDY CENTRAL

11:00 PM

31

0.28

765

40

HAPPENING NOW

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

1:00 PM

60

0.28

2,268

41

TOP CHEF

BRAVO

10:00 PM

60

0.27

841

42

BEAT B.FLAY

FOOD NETWORK

10:00 PM

30

0.27

908

43

HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE

ESPN

4:30 PM

30

0.27

590

44

SPORTSCENTER LATE L

ESPN

11:12 PM

51

0.27

566

45

FIVE, THE

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

5:00 PM

60

0.26

3,017

46

OUTNUMBERED

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

12:00 PM

60

0.26

2,404

47

SPORTSCENTER EARLY L

ESPN

6:00 PM

60

0.26

588

48

MURDER BOOK

INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY

10:00 PM

60

0.26

1,085

49

NFLN THU NT KICK-OFF1

NFL NETWORK

7:30 PM

27

0.26

684

50

CNN TONIGHT

CNN

10:00 PM

60

0.26

930

51

RIDICULOUSNESS SSN7

MTV

10:00 PM

32

0.26

529

52

AMC DECEMBER: DENNIS THE MENACE

AMC

10:00 PM

120

0.25

721

53

INSIDE THE NBA

TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION

12:17 AM

66

0.25

548

54

ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT

CNN

7:00 PM

60

0.24

1,173

55

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

10:00 AM

60

0.24

455

56

FOX AND FRIENDS

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

6:00 AM

60

0.23

1,357

57

SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

3:00 PM

60

0.23

1,933

58

SITUATION ROOM

CNN

6:00 PM

60

0.23

1,211

59

FIRST TAKE L: N/A

ESPN2

10:00 AM

120

0.23

464

60

NATHAN FOR YOU

COMEDY CENTRAL

10:00 PM

30

0.23

383

61

SITUATION ROOM

CNN

5:00 PM

60

0.22

1,224

62

WOLF

CNN

1:00 PM

60

0.22

1,391

63

HAPPENING NOW

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

11:00 AM

60

0.22

2,233

64

NEW DAY

CNN

7:00 AM

60

0.22

1,059

65

NBA PRE-GAME SHOW

TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION

7:00 PM

14

0.22

574

66

REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

2:00 PM

60

0.21

1,781

67

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

2:00 PM

60

0.21

1,256

68

SPORTSCENTER MORNING L

ESPN

2:00 AM

60

0.21

398

69

COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE L

ESPN

7:00 PM

30

0.21

541

70

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

3:00 PM

60

0.21

1,252

71

LONG LIVE ROYALS

THE CARTOON NETWORK

7:45 PM

15

0.21

854

72

CNN TONIGHT

CNN

11:00 PM

60

0.20

824

73

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

9:00 AM

60

0.20

436

74

SURVIVING EVIL

INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY

9:00 PM

60

0.20

792

75

NFL LIVE L

ESPN

3:30 PM

60

0.20

474

76

AT THIS HOUR

CNN

11:00 AM

60

0.20

1,073

77

YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

4:00 PM

60

0.20

2,198

78

MONSTERS INSIDE ME

ANIMAL PLANET

10:00 PM

60

0.20

428

79

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

11:00 AM

60

0.19

364

80

NFL TOTAL ACCESS

NFL NETWORK

1:18 AM

60

0.19

416

81

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

1:00 PM

30

0.19

376

82

LEGAL VIEW

CNN

12:00 PM

60

0.19

1,319

83

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

12:00 PM

60

0.18

379

84

LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER

CNN

4:00 PM

60

0.18

1,189

85

SPIKE TV MOVIE: WEDDING CRASHERS

SPIKE TV

4:30 PM

180

0.18

349

86

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

10:00 AM

60

0.18

1,162

87

AMC DECEMBER: DENNIS THE MENACE CHRISTM

AMC

8:00 PM

120

0.18

766

88

E! NEWS

E!

7:00 PM

60

0.18

440

89

NEW DAY

CNN

6:00 AM

60

0.18

775

90

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

9:00 AM

60

0.17

1,047

91

NEW DAY

CNN

8:00 AM

60

0.17

1,017

92

NIGHTLY SHOW

COMEDY CENTRAL

11:31 PM

30

0.17

534

93

BROKE A$$ GAME SHOW SSN 2

MTV

10:32 PM

31

0.16

292

94

CNN NEWSROOM LIVE

CNN

12:00 AM

60

0.16

642

95

E! NEWS

E!

11:02 PM

62

0.16

363

96

NFL INSIDERS L

ESPN

2:30 PM

60

0.16

332

97

CONAN

TBS NETWORK

11:00 PM

60

0.15

353

98

HAVEN

SYFY

10:00 PM

60

0.15

626

99

OTL – FIRST REPORT L

ESPN

1:30 PM

30

0.15

322

100

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL L

ESPN

7:30 PM

95

0.15

356

101

HIS & HERS L

ESPN2

12:00 PM

60

0.14

266

102

AT MIDNIGHT

COMEDY CENTRAL

12:01 AM

30

0.14

324

103

SPIKE TV MOVIE: THE PROPOSAL

SPIKE TV

2:00 PM

150

0.13

299

104

I LOVE KELLIE PICKLER

CMT

10:00 PM

30

0.13

279

105

CNN NEWSROOM LIVE

CNN

1:00 AM

60

0.12

505

106

PARDON THE INTERRUPTION

ESPN2

6:30 PM

30

0.12

299

107

TALIA IN THE KITCHEN

NICKELODEON

7:00 PM

30

0.12

903

108

MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A

ESPN2

6:00 AM

240

0.12

279

109

700 CLUB

ABC FAMILY

11:00 PM

60

0.11

302

110

COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE L

ESPN

2:00 PM

30

0.11

249

111

WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE

BRAVO

11:00 PM

30

0.11

384

112

MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT SHOW

MTV

11:03 PM

31

0.10

164

113

SPORTSNATION L

ESPN2

4:00 PM

60

0.10

185

114

CONTACTO DEPORTIVO

UNIVISION DEPORTES

12:02 AM

58

0.10

235

115

LITTLE CHARMERS

NICK JR

6:00 PM

30

0.10

589

116

MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE

HLN

7:00 AM

60

0.09

366

117

AROUND THE HORN

ESPN2

6:00 PM

30

0.09

249

118

TNF GAMEDAY

NFL NETWORK

6:00 PM

90

0.09

248

119

MAZE RUNNER, THE

HBO PRIME

4:30 PM

113

0.09

204

120

YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T

POP

7:00 PM

60

0.09

570

121

MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE

HLN

6:00 AM

60

0.09

374

122

MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE

HLN

8:00 AM

60

0.09

348

123

CNN NEWSROOM LIVE

CNN

2:00 AM

60

0.09

420

124

SANTAS IN THE BARN

TRUTV

9:00 PM

60

0.09

250

125

DAYS OF OUR LIVES

POP

8:00 PM

60

0.08

356

126

BABYFACE

BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV

10:30 PM

30

0.08

249

127

DREAMGIRLS: DREAMGIRLS

HBO PRIME

6:45 PM

130

0.08

204

128

MY HAUNTED HOUSE

LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK

10:00 PM

60

0.08

248

129

TRANSFORMERS: TRANSFORMERS

MAXPRIME

5:30 PM

143

0.08

141

130

HAUNTING OF…, THE

LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK

9:00 PM

60

0.08

320

131

HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS

MSNBC

7:00 PM

60

0.07

871

132

FOCUS

HBO PRIME

9:00 PM

104

0.07

256

133

HOW ITS MADE:

SCIENCE

9:00 PM

30

0.07

355

134

MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE

HLN

9:00 AM

60

0.07

259

135

ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES

MSNBC

8:00 PM

48

0.07

816

136

RACHEL MADDOW SHOW

MSNBC

9:08 PM

52

0.07

769

137

FUTBOL CENTRAL (PT) THR

UNIVISION DEPORTES

7:00 PM

54

0.07

183

138

SELLING IT IN THE ATL

WETV

10:00 PM

60

0.07

170

139

HOLMES MAKES IT RIGHT

HOME AND GARDEN TV

6:30 AM

60

0.07

194

140

MSNBC BREAKING NEWS

MSNBC

8:48 PM

20

0.07

801

141

ANIMATION DOMINATION

FXX

12:00 AM

64

0.06

124

142

SUGAR SHOWDOWN

COOKING CHANNEL

9:00 PM

30

0.06

208

143

DAILY SHARE

HLN

2:00 PM

60

0.06

168

144

MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE

HLN

11:00 AM

60

0.06

239

145

MORNING JOE: N/A

MSNBC

6:00 AM

180

0.06

663

146

MTP DAILY

MSNBC

5:00 PM

60

0.06

597

147

LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL

MSNBC

10:00 PM

60

0.06

599

148

CUPCAKE WARS (1HR)

COOKING CHANNEL

8:00 PM

60

0.06

150

149

MSNBC LIVE

MSNBC

6:00 PM

60

0.06

555

150

THAT 70S SHOW

POP

5:30 PM

30

0.05

130

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